Logo: to the web site of Uppsala University

uu.sePublications from Uppsala University
Operational message
There are currently operational disruptions. Troubleshooting is in progress.
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Universal consciousness as foundational field: A theoretical bridge between quantum physics and non-dual philosophy
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology and Functional Materials.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5496-9664
2025 (English)In: AIP Advances, E-ISSN 2158-3226, Vol. 15, no 11, p. 1-11, article id 115319Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The nature of consciousness and its relationship to physical reality remain among the most profound scientific and philosophical challenges.This paper presents a novel framework that integrates consciousness with fundamental physics, proposing that consciousness is not an emergent property of neural processes but a foundational aspect of reality. Building upon insights from quantum field theory and non-dualphilosophy, a model based on the three principles of universal mind, universal consciousness, and universal thought is introduced. Theseprinciples describe an underlying, formless intelligence (mind), the capacity for awareness (consciousness), and the dynamic mechanismthrough which experience and differentiation arise (thought). Within this framework, the emergence of space–time and individual awareness is modeled mathematically by treating universal consciousness as a fundamental field. Differentiation into individual experience occursvia mechanisms such as symmetry breaking, quantum fluctuations, and discrete state selection—paralleling established concepts in physics,including Bohm’simplicate order, Heisenberg’s potentia, and Wheeler’s participatory universe. This model suggests that the apparent separateness of individual consciousness is an illusion, with all experience ultimately arising from a unified, formless substrate. The framework alignswith emerging theories in quantum gravity, information theory, and cosmology that posit classical space–time as emergent from a deeperpre-spatiotemporal order. It offers a non-reductionist alternative in neuroscience, suggesting that consciousness interacts with physical processes as a fundamental field. By drawing from insights from physics, metaphysics, and philosophy, this conceptual framework proposes newdirections for interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature of consciousness and the origins of structure and experience.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2025. Vol. 15, no 11, p. 1-11, article id 115319
National Category
Nanotechnology
Research subject
Engineering Science with specialization in Nanotechnology and Functional Materials
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-571908DOI: 10.1063/5.0290984ISI: 001615936900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105021395106OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-571908DiVA, id: diva2:2015746
Available from: 2025-11-21 Created: 2025-11-21 Last updated: 2025-12-02Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(8516 kB)6921 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 8516 kBChecksum SHA-512
1d4127a81a990edef304fb6dee48f17eb3332a13217452135f8bf0e91c3f10b78e85723f542502819d58641752edbaae49d9e0ad56675282c8af5e0fb963d1d0
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

Other links

Publisher's full textScopus

Authority records

Strömme, Maria

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Strömme, Maria
By organisation
Nanotechnology and Functional Materials
In the same journal
AIP Advances
Nanotechnology

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 9779 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf